Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-09
DAKOTA NEWS.

-lhe new Presbyterian church at La
Noure has been dedicated.
Gov. Mellette thinks division viii
carry even in north Dakota.
AT Ipswich there is difficulty in getting
cans enough to carry the wheat.
The South Dakota Methodist confer.
ence meets in Aberdeen in October.
Aberdeen has q missionary who has
just departed for India, Miss Lawson.
The Dakota Ruru1ist is the name of &
new agricultural paper established at Eas
Pierre.
Two Farmers near Gary have gone tc
Illinois to purchase 1000 thoroughbred
sheep.
The Clay county agricultural fair will
be held at Vermillion September 20, q
and %.
Maj. Liehtner has arrived at For
Sisseton to allot lands in severalty to the
Indians.
The territorial board Of equalization
has levied tax of 80 mills for the en-
suing year.
The Pharmaceutical association OF
South Dakota was recently in session al
Sioux Falls.
The sCity of Huron" plies the waters
of the upper Jim and does quite an excur.
sion business.
At jamestown, Delbert Buzzle, IL
years old, accidentally shot and killed
Bruce Merry, aged years.
Gov. Church no longer registers eel.
K. Church, Dakota, but 'sL. X. Church.
Bismarck" says the Tribune.
Railway Commissioner Gr,cgs saws
that before long all the warehouses will be
obliged to take out license and give
bonds for the storing of grain. He con-
slders it protection alike 10 elevator men
and farmers.
*. L.. Smith, an old-time citizen AMI
leading merchant of Wahpeton, Will, i'll
with fever and delirious, got out of bed
and locking the door secured pen knife
and, 1t is thought, stood in front of o
looking glass and cut his throat. He has
since died.
An article from Fargo appeared in the
chicago Tribune, urging that license was
IN the line of prohibition, if high, and in
the nature of q fine condemnatolv rathe,
than Justifying the traffic. At a union
meeting in Fargo the other night the Con-
gregatlonal minister, who is a radical pro-
hlbltlonist, took occasion to ridicule the
view, while speaking in the Presbyterian
pulpit. After he had concluded the Pres.
oyterlan minister arose at his side and
claimed the authorship of the article thus
denounced.
An eastern exchange some time ago.
III commenting on the characteristic feature
OF Dakotas growth, had the following to
say which exhibits an accurate knowledge
OF the true condition Of affairs: 1t is al
ways matter of surprise to visitors 10
Dakota to see SO many young men on the
farms and in the towns of this TERRITORY.
and they are constrained to inquire the
meaning. 1t is very simple problem, and
means that the best part Of the life, energy
and enterprise of the states has been given
to I'LL the arteries and strengthen the sim
ews OF this young giant, Dakota. 1t means
mat the young man with push and brains
does not stay in the overcrowded, SLOW.
moving easter communities, but pushes
his way steadily to the front where he is
not compelled to compete with the accum-
ulated capital of ages, and where energy,
enterprise and labor furnish the start SO
much desired by tho youth of the east.
lhat is why eight-tenths of the business
men in Dakota towns are under thirty
years OF age, and why they have been
termed all over the union s.Dakota Rus
tiers" 1t is also one of the elements which
will assure to Dakota bright and pros
porous future.
Many people of Dakota are more O,
less interested in the law passed by the last
Legislature in relation to artesian wells.
hence the same is given. The law passed
by the territorial legislature last white,
permits the establishment and m iinteuance
OF wells and water courses therefrom by
the assessments of taxes on the property of
townships where located or through which
the water is run. Under the new law the
probate Judge is ex-oficio artesian we'll
commissioner and shall have jurisdiction
over all artesian wells under this law, ap.
pllcation for which must be made to him.
OF which he must keep record. The APP
plication must be signed by five free
holders of the townships in which such ar
tesian wells or the lands to be benefited
or assessed may be situated and give gen.
eral description of the beginning ana the
terminus thereof. The applicants are
liable for commissioners fees, surveying
and all costs if he deem the process i'm
practicable. In case the commissioner np-
proves the application the right of-way is
approved by gift and damages as in case of
railroads, name is given the we'll by
which it is known and one or more papers
shall publish proposals for bids as in case
of erection of school houses. The COM
missioner makes the assessment of taxes
for the well, provides for the time of pay
ment and lets the contract to the lowest
bidder. His supervision extends to any